EVENT CAPSULE CLEAN - Bono and Yoko Ono honor John Lennon at Event on Ellis Island at Ellis Island on July 29, 2015 in New York City.

SPEECH - Bono says when he thinks of New Yorkers, he thins of Ellis Island, on his claim that John Lennon was an 'Irish Immigrant', on his claim of the Beatles being Irish, on why Lennon wanted to be a USA resident at Bono and Yoko Ono...

SPEECH - Bono says John Lennon was an immigrant, on Yoko Ono being born in Tokyo, Japan, lists several more significant immigrants at Bono and Yoko Ono honor John Lennon at Event on Ellis Island at Ellis Island on July 29, 2015 in New...

SPEECH - Salil Shetty on the symbolism of Ellis Island, on what we are celebrating today, on the global refugee crisis today, thanks Yoko Ono and The Edge and Bono for their support of Amnesty International at Bono and Yoko Ono honor...

SPEECH - Bill Shipsey introduces Bono, talks about U2's support for Amnesty International, on the 150th birth anniversary of W.B. Yates and how U2 has fulfilled Yates' ambition for all great art at Bono and Yoko Ono honor John Lennon at...

SPEECH - Bill Shipsey welcomes the audience to Ellis Island, thanks Yoko Ono for the 2004 gift of 'Instant Karma' money which is the largest single gift Amnesty International has received, introduces Kuoth Wiel at Bono and Yoko Ono honor...

John Lennon and Yoko Ono, both with very short hair, hold pieces of their hair that they cut for black revolutionary Michael X (aka Michael de Freitas or Michael Abdul Malik), in return for a pair of Muhammad Ali's bloodied boxing shorts...

SPEECH - Bono talks about being fourteen years old listening to John Lennon's music and the message, the demands and challenges they carried, on the refugees displaced by the war in Syria at Bono and Yoko Ono honor John Lennon at Event...

SPEECH - Bono referring to Bill Shipsey's remarks asks 'do you want your ass kicked or kissed?', on putting sunglasses on the Statue of Liberty, on the giant tapestry in honor of John Lennon, on the pose John Lennon struck while standing...

SPEECH - Melissa Mark-Viverito, Speaker of the New York City Council talks about immigrants facing threats to their human rights, on John Lennon's lyrics, on why the work that Amnesty International is so crucial and on its support by...

SPEECH - Yoko Ono on how John Lennon would feel at having a New York City day named after him, on the significance of this island, on Lennon's reaction to being granted permanent residence in the USA at Bono and Yoko Ono honor John...

SPEECH - Kuoth Wiel talks about where she comes from, on how she felt when asked to make this introduction, on what is being honored today, on the significance of this island for immigrants at Bono and Yoko Ono honor John Lennon at Event...

The Edge, Yoko Ono, Bono listen to V Bozeman performance at Bono and Yoko Ono honor John Lennon at Event on Ellis Island at Ellis Island on July 29, 2015 in New York City.

ATMOSPHERE - guests and signage at Bono and Yoko Ono honor John Lennon at Event on Ellis Island at Ellis Island on July 29, 2015 in New York City.

INTERVIEW: Louise Roe on being a John Lennon fan and what his legacy is timeless. at the Global Launch Of The Montblanc John Lennon Edition at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

The Edge, Yoko Ono, Bono at Bono and Yoko Ono honor John Lennon at Event on Ellis Island at Ellis Island on July 29, 2015 in New York City.

ATMOSPHERE - guests and signage at Bono and Yoko Ono honor John Lennon at Event on Ellis Island at Ellis Island on July 29, 2015 in New York City.

Sean Dee/ Head of Marketing, Hard Rock International He talks about being a corporation with a heart, the Signature Series T-Shirts and having made t-shirts with Sting, Santana and John Lennon at the Unveiling of Signature Series T-Shirt...

INTERVIEW: David Morrissey on how he hopes the good luck on last year's closing film at the London Film Festival (Slumdog Millionaire) will be bestowed on Nowhere Boy. He talks about how little is known about this period in John Lennon's...

SPEECH: Yoko Ono on the worldwide celebration of John Lennon's birthday at the Global Launch Of The Montblanc John Lennon Edition at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

The WireImage Entertainment Report WEEK IN REVIEW 12/04/2009 (Footage by Getty Images)

John Lennon and new wife Yoko Ono arrive, pair out of car surrounded by media / John and Yoko stand in front of media, Lennon hugs Yoko / Lennon and Ono lying in bed, signs saying, 'Hair Peace' and 'bed Peace' above their beds, staging a...

John Lennon (with long hair and long beard) interviewed about 'howling' - form of expression, people getting together and gigging and howling / Yoko Ono interviewed about howling / Lennon starts howling, Ono howls. John Lennon and Yoko...

SPEECH - Yoko Ono on John Lennon having to fight to be accepted as a USA resident and on the importance of this, says John Lennon being one of the first men taking babies in strollers around Central Park at Bono and Yoko Ono honor John...